TC Media announces reorganization for weekly papers in Quebec

Transcontinental has announced that it will be reorganizing its weekly newspaper portfolio in Quebec. The Montreal-based media company has decided to cease publication of 20 of its French-language titles, which for the most part will be integrated into other publications it holds in the same regions.

According to a press release, this decisions was made with a view to ensuring that communities in the region “continue to receive relevant local information and that the greatest possible number of jobs are kept.”

TC Media now has a consolidated portfolio of close to 120 titles in Quebec.

Titles that are no long being published:

  • L’Abitibi Express – Val-d’Or
  • L’Abitibi Express – Rouyn-Noranda
  • Le Progrès Écho
  • Le Rimouskois
  • Le Saint-Laurent Portage
  • L’Impact de Drummondville
  • L’Écho de Victoriaville
  • Édition Beauce Nord
  • Le Journal de Magog
  • La Voix de la Matanie – Matane
  • La Voix Gaspésienne
  • Le Riverain – Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
  • L’Écho de Repentigny
  • Le Point de vue Laurentides
  • L’Écho de la Lièvre
  • L’Écho de Shawinigan
  • Châteauguay Express
  • Roussillon Express – (La Prairie)
  • L’Écho de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
  • Valleyfield Express